Combined shade-support and curtain-bracket.



L. BALDACCINI.

COMBINED SHADE SUPPORT AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

APPLICATION man MAY 5. 1915.

v1,173,915. Patented Feb. 29,1910.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29,1916.

Application filed May 5, 1915. Serial No. 26,126.

To all whom it mag concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS BAnpAoomr, a subject of Italy, residing at 'Mohawk,.in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Shade-Supports and Curtain- Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve: ments in combined shade supports and ourtain brackets, the object being to provide a device of this character which is of an extremely simple construction, cheap to manufacture and which will perform the purpose for which it is intended with ease and with accuracy, and the invention resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the. scope of theappended claim. I

In the drawing: F igure 1. is a perspective view illustrating my improved bracket supporting a curtam pole and shade roller as well as a rod for a supplemental drapery, Fig. 2 is a perspective .view of one ofthe brackets, and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the blank from which the bracket is formed.

In constructing my improvement I employ a sheet of metal which is stamped, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawing, to provide each of the said brackets with a side member 1, and an end member 2 which is bent at a r ght angle to the side and which preferably is provided With substantially V-shaped slits 3, the metal between the 'slits being bent outwardly to provide prongs 4, and the said prongs are adapted to be inserted in the facing of the window casing. One of the flat sides of one'of the members'is formed approximately centrally with a round opening 6 to receive a pivot or pintle of a shade roller, the second member is slitted vertically with respect to the position of the device upon the window casing providing the same with a rectangular slot 7 the said slot receiving the rectangular member provided upon the spring end of the said shade roller. The upper edges of each of the sides are formed with-downwardly curvedportions 8, providing pockets or holdin members for the curtain roller and the e ges'of said sides, from the said curved. depressions 8 are extended upwardly, the said ends be- 7 ing preferably bent at a right angle with re- Gopies of this patent may be obtainedjor spect to the sides 1, as indicated b the numerals 1?, and each of .these exten ing-portions being provided with a threaded open-' ing to receive an adjustable element, referably in the nature of a screw 10 whlch is arranged to overlie the curtain pole and prevent the same from being accidentally removed from the circular depressions or pockets 8. Furthermore, the, outer edges of the side members 1, provided with the extensions 10, are slitted or otherwise provided with upwardly extending tongues 11 which are spaced suitable distance from theextensions 9, the space between the ,mem-

bers 9 and the tongues 11 being adaptedto' receive a small brace rod which has draped thereon an' auxiliary or ornamental curtain. The tongues may be in the form of V-shaped members or pins, so that the aux- A iliarycurtain may be draped thereon without the employment of the brace rod above referred to.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the simplicity of-the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be

perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A bracket formed from a sheet. of bendable material comprising a straight end able element associated-with said flat member and disposed above the rounded depression in the side.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS BALDACCINI.

Witnesses FERDINAND ,SARIGNAW, ARTHUR HISERT.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

